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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis experts welcomed Madrigal’s Rezdiffra as an “important first,” but there are more mid- to late-stage therapies showing promising results.
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While the TrumpRx deals only cover Lilly and Novo for now, the agreements are good for any cardiometabolic biotechs waiting in the wings, according to a new 2026 preview report from PitchBook.
Venture capital flow to women-founded companies has stabilized in the post-pandemic environment. BioSpace looks back at five companies that have nabbed the most over the past two decades.
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AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to investigational telisotuzumab vedotin (Teliso-V) for the treatment of patients with advanced/metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) wild type, nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer.
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After covering the Alzheimer’s space through every high and low, BioSpace’s Annalee Armstrong welcomes back Roche for the 2026 Alzheimer’s Renaissance.
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Francis deSouza resigned from Illumina’s helm after strong campaigning from activist investor Carl Icahn and the ongoing regulatory roadblocks facing the company’s acquisition of GRAIL.
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The company paid $85 million upfront to Quell Therapeutics to develop Treg therapies for Type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disorder, with the deal potentially worth more than $2 billion.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday it will impose inflation penalties on 43 Medicare Part B drugs in the third quarter of 2023. The action follows fines on 27 drugs in March.
Data show the potential of Editas’ sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia gene therapy candidate, but it might not be enough to overtake Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics.
The FDA has launched a new super office to prepare for myriad decisions on cell and gene therapies, including the potential first CRISPR therapy and the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
The FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee voted 21–0 that the companies’ respiratory syncytial virus antibody, nirsevimab, has a favorable benefit-risk profile in infants and young children.
The FDA has four target action dates this week for three supplemental approvals and one New Drug Approval.
The company said Thursday it has closed $200 million in Series B financing—on top of last year’s $200 million Series A haul—to help initiate a registrational Phase II study for its lead candidate UPB-101.
A total of nine U.S. cities stood out in terms of total NIH funding in 2022.